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# Spacecraft Country ranks Launch date .. Sponsor Remarks
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1 9 6 2 (3 Radar Calibration satellites in 96 missions = 3 %)
1) Secor 1A 1st American 24 Jan 62 U.S. Air Force
2) Surcal 2 2nd American 13 Dec 62 U.S. Navy/
U.S. Air Force
3) Surcal 1B 3rd American 13 Dec 62 U.S. Navy/
U.S. Air Force
1 9 6 3 (1 Radar Calibration satellites in 97 missions = 1 %)
4) Surcal 1C-133 4th American 15 Jun 63 U.S. Navy/
1 9 6 4 (2 Radar Calibration satellites in 127 missions = 2 %)
5) Calsphere 1 5th American 6 Oct 64 U.S. Navy
6) Calsphere 2 6th American 6 Oct 64 U.S. Navy
1 9 6 5 (9 Radar Calibration satellites in 180 missions = 5 %)
7) Surcal 4 7th American 9 Mar 65 U.S. Navy
8) Dodecapole I / Porcupine 1 8th American 9 Mar 65 U.S. Navy
9) Surcal / Porcupine 2 9th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
10) Surcal / Dodecapole 2 10th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
11) Surcal / Tempsat 1 11th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
12) Spasur Rod 1 12th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
3) Calsphere 4 13th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
14) Surcal 5 14th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
15) Surcal 15th American 13 Aug 65 U.S. Navy
1 9 6 6 (1 Radar Calibration satellite in 174 missions = ½ %)
16) Bluebell 2C 16th American 15 Feb 66 U.S. Air Force
1 9 6 7 (5 Radar Calibration satellites in 172 missions = 3 %)
17) Calsphere IV 17th American 31 May 67 NRL
18) Surcal 160 18th American 31 May 67 U.S. Air Force
19) Surcal 159 / Calsphere III 19th American 31 May 67 NRL L
20) Surcal 153 20th American 31 May 67 NRL
21) Surcal 150B 21th American 31 May 67 NRL
1 9 6 8 (5 Radar Calibration satellites in 166 missions = 3 %)
22) GSD 1 / Grid Sphere Drag 1 22th American 16 Aug 68 U.S. Air Force
23) GSD 2 / Grid Sphere Drag 2 23th American 16 Aug 68 U.S. Air Force
24) GSD 3 / Grid Sphere Drag 3 24th American 16 Aug 68 U.S. Air Force
25) GSD 4 / Grid Sphere Drag 4 25th American 16 Aug 68 U.S. Air Force 
26) Orbiscal 1 26th American 16 Aug 68 U.S. Air Force
1 9 6 9 (8 Radar Calibration satellites in 155 missions = 5 %)
27) SURCAL 27th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
28) SURCAL 28th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
29) SURCAL 29th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
30) SURCAL 30th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
31) SURCAL 31th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
32) Tempsat 2 32th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
33) SOICAL Cylinder 33th American 30 Sep 69 NRL
34) SOICAL Cone 34th American 30 Sep 69 NRL L
1 9 7 0 (0 radar calibration satellite in 142 missions = 0%)

None.
 
1 9 7 1 (5 radar calibration satellites in 175 missions = %)
35) Calsphere 3 ...
36) Calsphere 4
37) Calsphere 5
38) LCS 4
39) RDT 701 / Rigid Sphere 2
1 9 7 2 (2 radar calibration satellites in 143 missions = %)
40) Radcat ...
41) Radcat (P72-1)
1 9 7 3 (0 radar calibration satellite in 146 missions = 0%)

None.
 
1 9 7 4 (3 radar calibration satellites in 136 missions = %)
42) Subsatellite ...
43) Kosmos 660 / Vektor
44) Kosmos 687 / Vektor L
1 9 7 5 (1 radar calibration satellite in 168 missions = %)
45) Kosmos 752 / Vektor ...
1 9 7 6 (4 radar calibration satellites in 164 missions = %)
46) Kosmos 807 / Vektor ...
47) Kosmos 816 / Romb
48) Kosmos 822 / Vektor
49) Kosmos 885 / Romb)
1 9 7 7 (6 radar calibration satellites in 147 missions = %)
50) Kosmos 891 / Vektor ...
51) Kosmos 906 / Romb (ER763-4)
52) Kosmos 913 / Romb
53) Kosmos 930 / Vektor
54) Kosmos 933 / Vektor
55) Kosmos 965 / Romb
1 9 7 8 (2 radar calibration satellites in 174 missions = %)
56) Kosmos 1006 / Vektor ...
57) Kosmos 1065 / Romb
1 9 7 9 (3 radar calibration satellites in 134 missions = %)
58) Kosmos 1075 / Vektor ...
59) Kosmos 1112 / Romb
60) Kosmos 1146 / Taifun-1B L
1 9 8 0 (4 radar calibration satellites in 144 missions = %)
61) Kosmos 1169 / Vektor ...
62) Kosmos 1179 / Taifun-1B
63) Kosmos 1186 / Romb
64) Kosmos 1204 / Romb
1 9 8 1 (4 radar calibration satellites in 160 missions = %)
65) Kosmos 1238 / Vektor ...
66) Kosmos 1263 / Vektor
67) Kosmos 1310 / Vektor
68) Kosmos 1311 / Romb
1 9 8 2 (6 radar calibration satellites in 160 missions = %)
69) Kosmos 1335 / Romb ...
70) Kosmos / Romb?
71) Kosmos 1351 / Romb
72) Kosmos 1397 / Romb
73) Kosmos 1418 / Taifun-1B
74) Kosmos 1427 / Taifun-1B
1 9 8 3 (9 radar calibration satellites in 162 missions = %)
75) Kosmos / Romb ...
76) Kosmos 1450 / Vektor
77) Kosmos 1453 / Romb
78) Kosmos 1463 / Taifun-1B
79) Kosmos 1465 / Romb
80) Kosmos 1494 / Romb
81) Kosmos 1501 / Romb
82) Kosmos 1502 / Taifun-1B
83) Kosmos 1508 / Vektor
1 9 8 4 (4 radar calibration satellites in 169 missions = %)
84) Kosmos 1534 / Vektor ...
85) Kosmos 1578 / Taifun-1B
86) Kosmos 1601 / Romb
87) Kosmos 1615 / Taifun-1B
1 9 8 5 (3 radar calibration satellites in 173 missions = %)
88) Kosmos 1631 / Vektor ...
89) Kosmos 1662 / Romb
90) Kosmos 1688 / Romb L
1 9 8 6 (3 radar calibration satellites in 151 missions = %)
91) Kosmos 1776 / Romb ...
92) Kosmos 1786 / Koltso /Taifun-1B
93) Kosmos 1788 / Vektor L
1 9 8 7 (3 radar calibration satellites in 141 missions = %)
94) Kosmos 1815 / Romb ...
95) Kosmos 1868 / Taifun-1B
96) Kosmos 1902 / Vektor L
1 9 8 8 (3 radar calibration satellites in 155 missions = %)
97) Kosmos 1958 / Vektor ...
98) Kosmos 1960 / Romb
99) Kosmos 1985 / Duga-K / Kol'tso L
1 9 8 9 (3 radar calibration satellites in 139 missions = %)
11) Kosmos 2002 / Taifun-1 / Duga-K ...
101) Kosmos 2027 / Vektor
102) Kosmos 2053 / Duga-K / Kol'tso L
1 9 9 0 (3 radar calibration satellites in 173 missions = %)
103) Kosmos 2059 / Taifun-1 / Duga-K ...
104) Kosmos 2075 / Romb / Taifun-1
105) Kosmos 2098 / Vektor L
1 9 9 1 (3 radar calibration satellites in 143 missions = %)
106) Kosmos 2137 / Taifun-1B ...
107) Kosmos / Romb F01065 
108) Kosmos 2164 / Taifun-1B L
1 9 9 2 (0 radar calibration satellite in 135 missions = 0%)
-- ODERACS A ...
-- ODERACS B
-- ODERACS C
-- ODERACS D
-- ODERACS E
-- ODERACS F
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1 9 9 3 (2 radar calibration satellites in 118 missions = %)
109) Radcal ...
110) Kosmos 2265 / Taifun-1B
1 9 9 4 (8 radar calibration satellites in 130 missions = %)
111) ODERACS A ...
112) ODERACS B
113) ODERACS C
114) ODERACS D
115) ODERACS E
116) ODERACS F
117) Kosmos 2285 / Taifun-2 / Obzor 1
118) Kosmos 2292 / Vektor
1 9 9 5 (7 radar calibration satellites in 113 missions = %)
119) ODERACS 2A ...
120) ODERACS 2B
121) ODERACS 2C
122) ODERACS 2D
123) ODERACS 2E
124) ODERACS 2F
125) Kosmos 2306 / Taifun-1 / Romb
1 9 9 6 (1 radar calibration satellites in 112 missions = %)
126) Kosmos 2332 / Taifun-1B ...
1 9 9 7 (0 radar calibration satellite in 158 missions = 0%)

None.
 
1 9 9 8 (0 radar calibration satellite in 174 missions = 0%)

None.
 
1 9 9 9 (0 radar calibration satellites in 133 missions = 0%)

None.
 
2 0 0 0 (0 radar calibration satellite in 131 missions = 0%)

None.
 
2 0 0 1 (0 radar calibration satellite in 93 missions = 0%)

None.
 
2 0 0 2 (0 radar calibration satellite in 101 missions = 1%)

None.
 
2 0 0 3 (1 radar calibration satellite in 97 missions = %)
127) Larets ...
2 0 0 4 (0 radar calibration satellites in 77 missions = 0 %)

None.
 
2 0 0 5 (0 radar calibration satellites in 78 missions = 0 %)

None.
 
2 0 0 6 (0 radar calibration satellites in 116 missions = 0 %)

None.
 
2 0 0 7 (0 radar calibration satellites in 123 missions = 0 %)

None.
 
2 0 0 8 (0 radar calibration satellites in 111 missions = 0 %)

None.
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2 0 1 3 (2 radar calibration satellites in 123 missions = 0 %)
128) SKRL-756 1 Russia 28 Dec 13 ...
129)  SKRL-756 2 Russia 28 Dec 13

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